Advanced Placement Credit - School of Theater, Film and Television

For Majors in the School of Theater, Film and Television

Credit awarded by UCLA as a result of AP exams is subject to change without notice. Course descriptions for each AP subject are reviewed by UCLA on a yearly basis.

AP exams, IB exams and college courses taken before or after enrolling at UCLA may be duplicative. In these cases, we will award credit for only one.

AP units may be applied toward graduation. They won’t count against the allowable unit maximum for the Bachelor's degree. 

AP credit does not satisfy General Education requirements.

Key for Requirement Codes
Code Definition
AH satisfies American History and Institutions requirement
EW satisfies Entry Level Writing requirement
FL satisfies Foreign Language requirement
NoGE no application towards General Education
W1 satisfies English Composition Writing 1 requirement

UCLA Credit Awarded for AP Exams

Art
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Art History 3–5 ART HIS Art History 8.0 NoGE
Studio Art (8 unit max for all 3 exams)          
   Drawing Portfolio 3–5 ART Art Studio 8.0 NoGE
   2-D Design Portfolio 3–5 ART Art Studio 8.0 NoGE
   3-D Design Portfolio 3–5 ART Art Studio 8.0 NoGE
Biology
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Biology 3–5 LIFE SCI Unassigned 8.0 NoGE
Chemistry
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Chemistry 3 CHEM Introductory 8.0 NoGE
  4–5 CHEM General 8.0 NoGE
Chinese
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Chinese Language and Culture 3–5 CHIN Elementary Chinese 8.0 FL

Computer Science

(8 unit max for both the A and AB exams)

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Computer Science A (units offered may vary) 3–5 COM SCI Unassigned 8.0  
Computer Science AB 3–5 COM SCI Unassigned 4.0 NoGE
Computer Science Principles 3–5 COM SCI Computer Science Principles 8.0 NoGE
Economics
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Macroeconomics          
If taken prior to
May 2021
3 ECON Unassigned 4.0  
  4–5 ECON 2 4.0  
If taken May 2021 or after 3–4 ECON Unassigned 4.0  
  5 ECON 2 4.0  
Microeconomics          
If taken prior to
May 2021
3 ECON Unassigned 4.0  
  4–5 ECON 1 4.0  
If taken May 2021 or after 3–4 ECON Unassigned 4.0  
  5 ECON 1 4.0  

English

(8 unit max for both exams)

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Language/Composition 3 ENGL Unassigned 8.0 EW
  4 ENGCOMP 3 8.0 EW, W1
  5 ENGCOMP 3 8.0 EW, W1
Literature/Composition 3 ENGL Unassigned 8.0 EW

 

4 ENGCOMP 3 8.0 EW, W1
  5 ENGCOMP 3 8.0 EW, W1
Environmental Science
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Environmental Science 3–5 GEOG Environ Science 4.0 NoGE
French
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
French Language and Culture 3 FRNCH 4 8.0 FL
  4 FRNCH 5 8.0 FL
  5 FRNCH 6 8.0 FL

French Literature

3–5 FRNCH Literature 8.0 NoGE
German
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
German Language and Culture 3 GERMAN 3 8.0 FL
  4 GERMAN 4 8.0 FL
  5 GERMAN 5 8.0 FL
Government and Politics
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Comparative 3–5 POL SCI Comparative 4.0 NoGE
US 3–5 POL SCI United States 4.0 AH
History
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
European 3–5 HIST European 8.0 NoGE
US 3–5 HIST United States 8.0 AH
World 3–5 HIST World 8.0 NoGE
Human Geography
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Human Geography 3–5 GEOG Human Geography 4.0 NoGE
Italian
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Italian Language and Culture 3 ITALIAN 3 8.0 FL
  4 ITALIAN 4 8.0 FL
  5 ITALIAN 6 8.0 FL
Japanese
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Japanese Language and Culture 3–5 JAPAN Elementary Japanese 8.0 FL
Latin
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Latin 3 LATIN 1 4.0 NoGE
  4–5 LATIN 3 4.0 FL

Mathematics

(8 unit max for both exams)

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Calculus AB/AB subscore of BC exam 3–4 MATH Calculus 4.0 NoGE
  5 MATH 31A 4.0 NoGE
Calculus BC 3 MATH Calculus 8.0 NoGE
  4 MATH 31A/Calculus 8.0 NoGE
  5 MATH 31A and 31B 8.0 NoGE

Music Theory

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Music Theory 3–5 MUSIC Theory 8.0 NoGE

Physics

(8 unit max for all physics exams)

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Physics 1 3–5 PHYSICS General 8.0 NoGE
Physics 2 3–5 PHYSICS General 8.0 NoGE
Physics B 3–5 PHYSICS General B 8.0 NoGE
Physics C: Electricity/Magnetism 3–5 PHYSICS General C 4.0 NoGE
Physics C: Mechanics 3–5 PHYSICS General C 4.0 NoGE

Psychology

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Psychology 3 PSYCH Unassigned 4.0 NoGE
  4–5 PSYCH 10 4.0 NoGE
Spanish
AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Spanish Language and Cultures 3 SPAN 3 8.0 FL
  4 SPAN 4 8.0 FL
  5 SPAN 5 8.0 FL
Spanish Literature and Cultures 3–5 SPAN Literature 8.0 NoGE

Statistics

AP Exam Name AP Score Subject Area Title/Course # Units Reqs Met
Statistics 3–5 STATS Unassigned 4.0 NoGE
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